Beginning restoration terms and Dates Flashcards
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When was the Council of Nicaea?
A.D. 325
Who was instrumental in calling the Council of Nicaea?
Constantine
What was the dispute that called the Council of Nicaea?
The nature of the Godhead
Renaissance means?
Rebirth
When did the renaissance happen?
14th century, 1300-1500
Who translated the Bible into German?
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was born
Eisleben, Saxony, on 10 November 1483
Martin Luther nailed to the church door at Wittenberg his Ninety-five Theses when?
31 October 1517
John Wycliffe
During the 1300’s in England he denounced the corruption and abuses of the Catholic church and condemned the pope as anti-Christ.
He translated the scriptures and circulated them among the common people.
John Wycliffe
King Henry VIII
Wanted a divorce with his wife and was excommunicated from Catholic church in 1533.
Who established the Church of England
Henry VIII
Two reformers in Switzerland
Ulrich Zwingli and John Calvin
What did Zwingli do in the reformation
He convinced the citizens of Zurich that the Bible should be the only standard of religious truth.
John calvin is known for what?
attempteing to create a holy city around the biblical models
Which two strict Calvinist groups came to the New World?
The Pilgrims and Puritans
Christopher Columbus played what role in the Restoration?
He discovered the Americas in 1942
Roger Williams
argued that there ought to be a clear distinction between church and state
Williams was banished
from Massachusetts in 1635
Anne Hutchinson
Banish from Massachusetts in 1638 for belief in the role of good works in salvation and whether or not an individual may receive inspiration from the Holy Spirit.
Who passed the first toleration act in American history.
Roman Catholics who settled Maryland
When did the first great awaking begin
About 1739 and continued for almost two decades 1740-1760
When was complete religious freedom attained?
The American Revolution, 1755-83
When was the first Bill of rights established?
1789
